Monday, 25 March 2013

Taj Mahal- Worlds most Romantic tourist place

As we know that Agra city was built byIbrahim Lodi in 1504.
Tajmahal is the symbol of love and romance which is situated in Agra is the
third district of Uttar Pradesh and it is one of the best romantic tourist places of India . Taj Mahal was built by Sahah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
He is born in 1592 and her wife Mumtaz was born in 1593. Mumtaz Mahal is one
the favorite wife of Mongol emperornamedSahahJahan and after 3 years of
marriage his lovable wife Mumtaz died. SahahJahanin 1632begantheconstruction ofa tomb for hiswife called Taj Mahal.

The Taj Mahal situated on the southern bank of the Yamuna
River in Agra, India.Ittook twenty-two years to complete
with
about20,000
workers and it is one of the best examples of Mughal architecture. This building is surroundedby fourminarets138 feetand is based ona platformof 315square feet ofmarble. Each side has a110footarchandthe center of thedomeis about 200feet high.The building isbuilt in astyleofIslamicarchitecture that attract
people to tour India.

Centered
in thebuilding
isa
tomb ofMumtazMahal and besideher tombis the tombofSahahJahan.Thebodies of the twoare covered in a cryptbeneath the building.Theoverall plan of theTaj Mahalis symmetrical. Symmetricmeans thatone side of thebuilding couldreflectthe other sideif we cut down in the middle.The
tomb ofSahahJahanwaslater addedtothe building.

SahahJahanwas defeated by his sonand jailed in theRed Fortin sightof the TajMahal and spend thelast eight years ofhis life in prisonuntil his death in1666.